Already have an account?
Get back to the

Kirsten Dunst Offends With Traditional Gender Role Comments in Harper’s Bazaar UK: “You Need a Man to Be a Man and a Woman to Be a Woman”

Kirstin Dunst on the cover of Harper's Bazaar UK
Kirsten Dunst raised some eyebrows with her traditional gender roles comments in the May cover story of Harper's Bazaar UK.

Feminist are chanting "Off with her head!" after Marie Antoinette star Kirsten Dunst's latest comments on gender roles were revealed in the May issue of Harper's Bazaar UK

Related: PHOTOS: Kirsten and other stars without makeup

The 31-year-old cover girl has a more traditional view when it comes to relationships between men and women. 

"I feel like the feminine has been a little undervalued," she told the magazine. "We all have to get our own jobs and make our own money, but staying at home, nurturing, being the mother, cooking – it’s a valuable thing my mom created." 

Related: PHOTOS: Kirsten and other stars who love The Bachelor

The Midnight Special star, who has been dating actor Garrett Hedlund since the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012, argues that finding a manly man is necessary. 

"And sometimes, you need your knight in shining armour," continued Dunst, whose exes include Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, and Justin Long. "I’m sorry. You need a man to be a man and a woman to be a woman. That’s how relationships work."

Related: PHOTOS: Jake Gyllenhaal's love life

Naturally, her comments have stirred up controversy on the Internet. Sites like Jezebel and Uproxx have bashed Dunst's comments. 

“Kirsten Dunst is not paid to write gender theory so it shouldn't surprise anyone that she's kind of dumb about it,” Jezebel writer Erin Gloria Ryan wrote

In this article

Got a Tip form close button
Got a tip for US?
We're All Ears for Celebrity Buzz!